Middle East
Saudi Arabia Tourism: So What is There to See?
Frank Gardner, BBC
SAUDI Arabia’s recent decision to fling open its doors to foreign tourists has sent a mild ripple of excitement running through the...
Standing with Pakistan on Kashmir is Turkey’s Duty: Parliament Speaker
Turkish parliament speaker says Turkey has not forgotten friendship of Indian Muslims during independence war
ANKARA (AA) — Turkey sees standing by Pakistan on the...
Change Comes to Islam’s Birthplace, And the World Watches Warily
Anisah Shukry, Arys Aditya and Archana Chaudhary
RIYADH (Bloomberg) — The world’s 1.8 billion Muslims look to one country above all others. As the birthplace...
UAE Celebrates its First Astronaut in Space
DUBAI, UAE (AFP) — A crowd in Dubai erupted in cheers and applause on Wednesday as the first astronaut from the United Arab Emirates...
First Arab Set to Blast Off into Space, Says Voyage Will Make “History”
Hazzaa al-Mansoori will be the first Emirati astronaut and the first Arab on the orbiting laboratory, but not the first Muslim.
MOSCOW (AFP) — The...